History Question Set 3

1.THE Badami rock inscription of Pulakesin I is dated in the Saka year 465. If the same were to be dated in Vikrama Samvat,the year would be :

A. 601

B. 300

C. 330

D. 407

Correct Ans

A. 601

2. Many of Greeks, Kushanas and Shakas embraced Budhism rather than Hinduism because :
A. Buddhism was in the ascendant at that time

B. they had renounced the policy to war and violence

C. caste-ridden Hinduism did not attract them

D. Buddhism provided easier access to Indian society
Correct Ans

C. caste-ridden Hinduism did not attract them

3. The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts :
A. I and IX

B. I and XI

C. II and III

D. II and XIV
Correct Ans

C. II and III

4. The concept of Eight fold path forms the theme of :
A. Dipavamsa

B. Divyavadana

C. Mahaparinibban

D. Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutra
Correct Ans

D. Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutra

5. Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be utilized during the crises in the country?
A. Sohagaura Copper plate

B. Rummindei Pillar- edict of Asoka

C. Prayaga Prashasti

D. Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra
Correct Ans

A. Sohagaura Copper plate

6. From the third century AD when the Hun invasion ended the Roman EMPIRE, THE Indian merchants relied more and more on the :
A. African trade

B. West – European trade

C. South –East Asian trade

D. Middle-Eastern trade
Correct Ans

C. South –East Asian trade

7. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6 th century B.C. was :

A. Gandhar

B. Kamboj

C. Kashi

D. Magadh
Correct Ans

D. Magadh

8. The Indo-Laws Kingdom set up in north Afganistan in the beginning of the second century B.C. was :
A. Bacteria

B. Scythia

C. Zedrasia

D. Aria
Correct Ans

A. Bacteria

9.The term ‘Aryan’ denotes :
A. a ethnic grouph

B. a nomadic people

C. a speech grouph

D. a superior race
Correct Ans

C. a speech grouph

10. Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta Period
A. Tamralipti

B. Broach

C. Kalyan
 
D. Cambray
Correct Ans

A. Tamralipti.